Latvia

Riga named as affordable destination for short European trips

May 26, 2025

The UK’s Post Office Travel Money 2025 study, as published in the Financial Times, shows Riga to be the most affordable destination for short trips in Europe, LETA learned at [..]

Latvia

More than 100 people who went on trip to Portugal organized by Fisom stranded in Spain and Portugal

August 9, 2024

A total of 171 people went on a trip to Portugal organized by tour operator Fisom, according to the Foreign Ministry’s post to Twitter. The ministry reports that 24 of [..]

Lithuania

Flights from Lithuania to Chicago or New York possible in a few years – Bartkus

June 28, 2024

Transatlantic flights from Lithuania to North America are possible in four to five years, Simonas Bartkus, CEO of Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports, LTOU), the airport operator in Lithuania, has [..]

Latvia

Plane which landed on Tallinn Highway on Saturday was on a private flight

May 6, 2024

An instructor who was on a private flight with a passenger piloted the plane that made an emergency landing on the Tallinn Highway near Adazi on Saturday evening, LETA has [..]

Estonia

Lux Express to launch night-time bus service between Tartu, Riga

May 1, 2024

Estonian bus operator Lux Express is launching a night-time bus service between Tartu and Riga from May 1. Every day, a bus departs from Tartu at 11:55 p.m., bringing passengers [..]

Latvia

Adventurer Bardelis completes round-the-world journey

April 5, 2024

Latvian adventurer Karlis Bardelis has completed his human-powered journey around the world by returning to Luderitz, Namibia, where his round-the-world voyage began almost eight years ago, as Bardelis’ representatives informed [..]

Estonia

Tallinn Airport again awarded title of best airport in Europe

March 11, 2024

On Monday, the Airports Council International (ACI) announced the best airports of 2023, and Tallinn Airport was once again declared the winner in the category of airports with two to [..]

Lithuania

Air Baltic to offer flights from Vilnius to Hamburg, Lisbon from May

March 7, 2024

Latvia’s Air Baltic is set to offer flights from Vilnius to Hamburg and Lisbon from May, Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis said on Wednesday. “Starting from May, Air Baltic will [..]

Lithuania

Iceland’s Play to fly between Vilnius, Reykjavik

February 14, 2024

Iceland’s low-cost airline Play will launch regular flights between Vilnius and Reykjavik from May, Lithuanian Transport Minister Marius Skuodis announced, adding that the flights will be operated once a week, [..]

World

2023’s Top 100 City Destinations Ranking: Paris, Dubai, Madrid on the podium

December 12, 2023

Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations Index 2023 compares 55 different metrics across six key pillars for 100 city destinations, to create an overall city attractiveness score. It looks at [..]

Latvia

Tallinn is the most popular destination for Latvian passengers from Riga – Lux Express

December 4, 2023

Tallinn is the most popular destination for Latvian passengers from Riga for the international passenger carrier Lux Express, Aldis Kibens, Head of Baltic Business Development at Lux Express, told LETA [..]

Estonia

Tartu makes it to National Geographic’s list of exciting destinations

November 8, 2023

The southern Estonian university town of Tartu is the only city in the entire Baltic region to be listed among the 30 most exciting destinations to visit in 2024 by [..]